Re: T43 and S/PDIF audio output
Richard Neill <[email protected]> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:51:10 +0000
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> I do have a Behringer USB interface, but my understanding is that USB > interfaces are limited in bandwidth compared to coax or optical, > which is why I wondered if this `AC-link' would be useful. > USB 2.0 is up to 480 Mbit/sec CD quality audio is 44.1 ksample/sec at 16 bits x 2 channels = 1.4 Mbit/s. So you're fine as long as you don't use a USB 1.0 port! I am not a professional audio engineer, but to me, the Behringer DAC sounds as good as a CD player using decent (£500-quality) equipment. HTH - Richard -- The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at: http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad